-LRB- EW.com -RRB- -- Safe to say Ellen DeGeneres has won this round .

After conservative Christian group One Million Moms railed against J.C. Penney for hiring the lesbian talk-show host as a spokesperson , DeGeneres addressed them on her show , quipping , `` Not that there 's anyone counting , but for a group that calls themselves the Million Moms , they only have 40,000 members on their page . `` J.C. Penney stood by DeGeneres , and even conservative TV host Bill O'Reilly voiced his support for the comedian . Now Facebook fans have validated the retailer for sticking to their guns .

Since yesterday , a group called 1 Million People Who Support Ellen for J.C. Penney has popped up , far surpassing the support of One Million Moms ` Facebook `` Likes '' -LRB- now 42,634 -RRB- . As of press time , 1 Million People has 80,244 members and gaining . According to founder Cathie Winter Miller , the group only had 38 `` Likes '' yesterday , and a recent check of the group 's page showed pages upon pages of Team Ellen comments in the last 20 minutes alone .

Are you heartened to see the Moms ' negative campaign was met by overwhelming positivity for one of the country 's favorite TV personalities ? Do you think One Million Moms will make anything of this surge of support for Ellen ?

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One Million Moms railed against J.C. Penney for hiring Ellen DeGeneres

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J.C. Penney stood by DeGeneres

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1 Million People Who Support Ellen for J.C. Penney surpasses One Million Moms